Amy Fox
@MuseumTweets
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Museums, art, culture, music. Interested in social web engagement & education. Thinking & doing social media for museums / nonprofits since 2007. she/her
Washington, DC
Joined June 2008
It was uplifting to see the @americanart courtyard filled with Effie's friends and family today. I enjoyed getting to know her better by hearing your stories. Let's help the family by contributing to Melina's scholarship fund https://t.co/i3nPEevOoV
https://t.co/IAA44wW1mf
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DC #musetech friends and those traveling from afar, we plan to meet at @DirtyHabitDC (outside with heaters) on Saturday, January 7 (at 5PM) for an informal gathering to remember and reflect on the life of Effie Kapsalis. All are welcome. (Please share this with your networks.)
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Join us on Monday, January 9 at the Smithsonian @americanart museum or virtually for "Editing for Effie" in memory of @digitaleffie – Thanks for the mention @DarrenMilligan @kellyjeanne9 #BecauseOfHerStory #GLAMwiki #OpenGLAM #Musetech @Wikipedia @Wikimedia @wikimediadc
And, @kellyjeanne9 and @fuzheado will be hosting an informal Wikipedia “Editing for Effie” event on Monday, 1/9 (11:30AM–3:30PM). All are welcome to join in person at @americanart or virtually. Register here:
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I've been mourning the wonderful Effie Kapsalis @digitaleffie since learning of her death. As I won't be able to physically attend the celebration of her life in Washington D.C. ( https://t.co/7XjY1sseLi) I've been thinking about what I can do to honour her life & contributions.🧵
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It is with great sadness to report that Effie Kapsalis @digitaleffie is no longer with us. She was a fierce advocate for open access to knowledge at the @Smithsonian and beyond, and a passionate @Wikipedia supporter. @MuseumCN #Museweb #OpenGLAM #GLAMwiki
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Remember solving unique and interesting problems along with smart people on the other side of the country of world?
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Remember excitedly meeting them for the first time at a conference (and then wondering how to communicate in longer phrases than tweets allowed?)
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Remember meeting people whose intense, niche interest in your favorite topics aligned perfectly with yours?
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Well, I’ve been avoiding it over here because I’m extremely moody about losing my first true social media x museums love. #musesocial
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The fight against antisemitism has deep roots in New York. In the late 19th century, to combat comments minimizing and erasing the history of Jewish Civil War service, a group of Jewish veterans convened in Manhattan and established the Jewish War Veterans of the United States.
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yolk only omelette with special salad dressing and a negroni sbagliato
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THE STUDENT LOAN DEBT RELIEF APPLICATION IS OPEN TELL YOUR FRIENDS
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Oh big stretch! "Yawning Tiger" in our @cooperhewitt was sculpted by Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington around the 1920s. Daughter of a professor of zoology, Huntington was known for her realistic depictions of animals. #BecauseOfHerStory #InternationalTigerDay
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SAAM and the @Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative are helping increase representation of American women artists on @Wikipedia. You can too! Register now for the Fifty Women Sculptors Edit-a-thon on June 9:
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Did you know that less than 19% of @Wikipedia biographies in English are about women, and less than 10% of the volunteer editor base identify as women? Among artists, sculptors are less likely to be represented than painters! https://t.co/8A5fzsskCl
#BecauseOfHerStory
americanart.si.edu
Online volunteers learn the basics of how to edit Wikipedia by creating or updating articles related to the history of fifty women sculptors in the United States
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"work from home isn't fair to people whose jobs have to be done in person" as someone whose job has to be done in person, I can assure you that most people drive like they are actively fighting a live raccoon and I want as many of you off the roads as possible at all times
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